Websites can go down. But there is a lot more that can go wrong with all your digital assets online. Have you ever heard about site-defamations, spoofing, identity theft, plagiarism, and software vulnerabilies? How much revenue will you lose, or damage will you suffer, if any of these happen? If so, do you know how […]
The International Herald Tribune reports on an experiment done by Random House, a distributor of audio books. They released digitally watermarked books and then monitored file sharing networks for these books. It turned out that pirated copies were often made from physical CDs. “Our feeling is that DRM (Digital Rights Management, another word for copy […]
According to Ericsson’s CEO Svanberg, the volume of data traffic (i.e. Internet usage) on mobile networks will surpass the volume of voice by 2010. For fixed networks, this point was past years ago.
As of this week, the IPv6 Internet is a reality.IPv6-only devices can now access the Internet.The Internet root name servers are now IPv6 enabled. This is a small but significant step on the road to the next generation Internet.
The new Google maps for mobile (GMM) impresses me a lot. Have a look at www.google.com/mobile/maps/ It is an application that you can download to your mobile phone, in my case a Qtek phone with Windows Mobile 5. It is a scaled down but very usefull version of the full version of google maps (GM). […]
Apparently Youtube reached an agreement with Thai authorities concerning the blocking of pictures that are deemed insulting to the Thai royal family. In effect, the Thai authorities now have the capability to selectively censor Youtube. While I disagree with Internet censorship in general, I can sympathize with the Thai point of view. In Thailand the […]
A TechRepublic article describes 10 skills that are relevant to develop if you are into technical IT infrastructures, or digital infrastructures as I call them. These skills obviously point to areas in which we can expect serious development in the coming years. They are: Voice over IP, especially for replacing phone systems withing companies. Unified […]
Two major announcements by dutch telco incumbent KPN underline the need for strategic change in telco land, as margins on traditional services are eroded. In a deal with its supplier ATOS Origin, KPN takes over three data centers, and expands its workplace services to small and medium enterprises. In a more significant announcement, KPN states […]
Vista is Microsoft’s newest version of Windows, yet I have not seen wide enthusiasm for it. As I was walking through the rain this morning I pondered this question, and why this version of Windows is less of a breakthrough than other versions. Typically, people don’t move to new technology because they want its features, […]
A while ago I expressed my positive experiences with the online backup service Mozy. For you Macintosh users, the good news is that there is now a version for that platform. If you feel your Mac is not yet safely backed up, surf to Mozynow and give it a try.